# Glaish Escape > [!Summary]+ > **Location**: `= this.location` > **Characters**: `= this.attendees` > **Setting**: `= this.setting` ## Session Summary `=this.summary` ^session-summary ## Last Session Recap ![[241216 - Standardized testing#^session-summary]] ## Session Log ### Let's investigate the [[Codicil of the White]] We have the [[Codicil of the White]], it appears very druidic. [[Zeno]] opens the book, discovers it isn't Arcane, but...mechanical - The book gets passed to [[Strath]], with a 19 I discover it's on a page with notes about Gnomish warforging weapons. The rest of the book has history, some spells, etc. - We ask [[Vellynne Harpell]] what she's expecting to find. - This book contains the spell to open the glacier that protects the Netherese Spire - [[Zeno]] takes a turn and reads the spell, it's for Frost Fingers, nothing special. He keeps coming back to this poem (which the DM shares): - **We bow to She who wears the crown;** Let the world shiver with dread. Clad in winter’s whitest gown, Her snow enshrouds the dead. **Her fury sheds but frozen tears** As gray clouds issue forth. Her wind across the wasteland shears, Bringing blizzards from the north. **Ice-kissed flowers caught mid-bloom,** Beauty kept in all its grace. Summer’s gone to its silent tomb, Stilling in Her cold embrace. **All the world in winter’s white,** Sheathed in sleet and ice. Set upon never-ending night, She conjures paradise. **Behold Her everlasting rime,** See how it covers all; Weep not for those She traps in time Behind Her glacial wall. **Sovereign of summers lost,** General of winter’s war; Long live the queen of cold and frost. May She reign forevermore. ### What else is in this basement..? We give the [[Codicil of the White]] to [[Vellynne Harpell]], on the basis that she, being wizard, is the only one who can make use of it. Meanwhile, [[Zeno]] starts opening doors. He sticks his head in one door and a voice asks, "Are you willing to tempt fate to receive my blessing?" - [[Zeno]] proclaims "death and I are old friends," and then promptly turns into an ice statue. [[Gray]] uses dispel magic to remove the condition. - [[Galath]] attempts it (with Flash of Genius) also fails, [[Gray]] fixes him. - [[Strath]] attempts it, delivering a rousing speech, and fails. [[Gray]] dispels magic. - [[Galath]] steps into the room to try again, but here's nothing. - [[Broski]] attempts it, also fails. [[Ronnie Rozzel|Gray]] considers *not* dispelling the magic, but eventually does. ### Turn on the charm, try it again. We need to rest to replenish our mana. In the meantime, [[Strath]] spends the downtime talking with [[Vellynne Harpell]] and studying the book. Unexpectedly, he turns on the charm and she's not annoyed. We discover that the book is mostly a work of disciples, mostly discussing the good and godly works of [[Auril]]. She confides in me that there has been research done by [[Arcane Brotherhood]] that leads to a certain spot on the glacier that never fluctuates and that is the destination. - The next morning we try again, sending [[Brosef]] through the door. He succeeds! He turns around with icy blue eyes and a curious disregard for the cold. ### Let's fight a glacier Time to set off for the Netherese Spire, we're confronted by Frost Druids. Wally says they're the bosses. [[Brosef]] introduces the group, attempts to use his sick new blue eyes to engender feelings of samesies. Unsurprisingly it doesn't work, and we are beset by some big polar bears and everyone wants to fight. - [[Brosef]] hits them with some vicious mockery - [[Gray]] deals mega damage with Fireball - They hit us with some kind of AoE spell from the leader - [[Broski]] employs the lazer pistol and some feature stacks to blast druid one for big damage, (32,16,20!) and then death! - [[Galath]] charges and starts swinging his axe - [[Strath]] blurs himself, then falls on his ass - Druids cast fog on the party - [[Zeno]] calls for [[Gray]] to dispel this then tosses his bag of tricks at the druids, a stag appears - [[Vellynne Harpell]] does *something* we can't see - Wally! Newly freed from his masters, turns to attack the druids. - [[Brosef]] comes back with more vicious mockery - [[Gray]] dispels the fog - Polar bear attempts to attack [[Galath]], misses both swipes - [[Broski]] discovers he has a bag of tricks as well, chucks a badger at the group - [[Strath]] stands up and attempts to magic stone the druid (fails.) Settles for carefully walking closer to the battle. - [[Zeno]] twinspells firebolts at the druids, hits one but not both - His giant elk does some damage on the polar bear - Wally survives some damage and heads over to attack the polar bear - [[Gray]] hits the polar bear with Guiding Bolt - [[Galath]] downs the polar bear with his great axe - [[Strath]], totally redeems himself by sniping the final druid with his crossbow, FIN